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Chapter 155 - Chapter 154: Suddenly Collapsed

The 29th minute of the match.

Ashley Cole tripped Nasri, who was dribbling and breaking through, and was shown a yellow card.

Arsenal won a set piece in the attacking third.

After receiving the ball, Fabregas nearly scored with a falling leaf shot.

At the crucial moment, Čech stood up again and saved Fabregas's free kick.

The 33rd minute of the match.

Van Persie kicked an opponent during a tussle with Terry in the attacking third and was shown a yellow card.

The 39th minute of the match.

Kalou's breakthrough on the wing was intercepted by Clichy. In desperation, Kalou directly kicked Clichy down and was shown a yellow card by the Main Referee.

Seeing Clichy fall to the ground, Wenger lost his composure again and ran to the sideline to confront the Fourth Official.

Fortunately, Clichy's injury was just a hard knock. After resting on the sideline for two minutes, he re-entered the field.

Seeing this scene from the attacking third, Fly couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he was cursing his own teammates, but that the current Arsenal really couldn't withstand any more accidents.

Especially since there was no one to cover Clichy's position, only he could go on.

The 44th minute of the match.

Fabregas played a pass back from the edge of the box, acting as a pivot.

And Alexandre Song, who was following closely behind, struck a direct shot without stopping the ball.

Because Fabregas's pass was just right, even though Alexandre Song shot directly without stopping the ball, he still kept the ball within the goal frame.

Facing this explosive shot traveling at a speed of up to 150KM/H, even Čech was powerless to stop it.

Čech had barely jumped when the ball had already flown into the net, splashing up white foam.

"GOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

"Number 17, Alexandre Song!!!"

"A beautiful layoff by Fabregas, a beautiful shot by Alexandre Song."

"Oh my god, this goal is a perfect combination of art and power. Even though the Czech man gave his all, he was powerless to stop it!!!"

"Arsenal takes a 1-0 lead just before the end of the first half!"

"This is a significant blow to Chelsea, they need to regain their confidence."

"They can't let this goal affect their mood in the second half."

Seeing Arsenal break the deadlock just before the end of the first half, Ancelotti on the sideline couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Now he had one more reason to be sacked – being double-killed by the same opponent in the same season.

Especially since this opponent was Arsenal, whom Chelsea had completed five consecutive kills against before this season!

As city rivals, the hatred between Arsenal and Chelsea is not as intense as that with Tottenham.

But this doesn't mean the relationship between the two clubs is good!

In the world of football, as long as teams are from the same city, there is no such thing as a good relationship.

Even if the city is London, which is home to over a dozen professional football clubs, it's the same.

Others like Dortmund and Schalke 04 in the Ruhr area, Bayern and 1860 in Munich, AC Milan and Inter Milan in Milan, Barcelona and Espanyol in Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Madrid...

These teams are all pure rivals!

Even Munich 1860, a team that has been playing in the German third division for years.

Bayern, a dominant club in the top three in Europe, still calls her 'cousin'.

Even though these two clubs are completely not on the same level, Bayern's rival will always be Munich 1860, not Dortmund as many people think.

Rivals are never determined by the hard strength of the two teams.

It is more influenced by history and culture.

As the top two football clubs in London, the relationship between Arsenal and Chelsea cannot be harmonious, it's just not as bad as the relationship between other city rivals...

And now Chelsea is likely to be double-killed by their city rivals this season, which will definitely touch Roman Abramovich's sore spot.

Ancelotti knows very well Chelsea's ability to fight against the odds this season; he knows that the current Chelsea's ability to fight from behind is simply garbage!

On the other hand, what about their opponent in this match, Arsenal?

Since Fly joined, Arsenal's ability to play with the lead is invincible; they have never stumbled after taking the lead.

Thinking of this, Ancelotti's head was starting to hurt. Was today really his 'doom' day?

During halftime, Wenger didn't say much, just told the players to take care of their health.

He also specifically instructed Fly a few words: "I know you haven't scored in this match yet, but don't be in a hurry."

"You have scored enough goals already, this season's League Golden Boot is definitely yours, there's no need to show off for a moment."

"It wouldn't be good if you got injured..."

Hearing Arsène Wenger's reminder, Fly nodded.

It must be said, Arsène Wenger has always taken great care of him.

Although this was partly because of his father, it was more because Fly himself was too strong, and Wenger had to take care of him.

Even though Fly knew very well that he had a cheat and couldn't get injured.

But he couldn't say this, so he could only pretend to listen very seriously.

After the match restarted, Fly prepared to find an opportunity to use his newly acquired skill - Gods Eye.

This was the first time he had the chance to use this field x-ray cheat he obtained after defeating Manchester United.

After all, right after playing Manchester United, he went on holiday and had no chance to practice.

Chelsea, their opponent in this match, could only be considered unlucky and had terrible luck, just happening to run into him eagerly wanting to use his new skill.

Especially after Fly observed the expressions of the players on the field and the coaches on the sidelines, he found that Chelsea's internal situation was not stable at the moment.

He loved doing things like kicking a man while he was down.

He had been holding back from using it in the first half, wanting to wait until Chelsea players' stamina dropped before activating the cheat to end the match.

After all, the price of [God's Eye] was double the rate of his own stamina depletion, so he didn't dare to activate it easily; he had to find the right time.

If he waited until his own stamina was almost exhausted, it would be a waste; he wouldn't even be able to activate it.

Fly's preset activation time was after the 60th minute.

As long as he ensured he conserved energy for the first 15 minutes of the second half, he would definitely have enough stamina to activate the cheat when Chelsea players' stamina dropped.

But as the saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes.

Fly never expected that Chelsea would collapse before even reaching the 60th minute.

The 51st minute of the match.

Van Persie headed a long ball over the top from Wilshere back, and Fabregas, who was rushing forward from the edge of the box, met Van Persie's layoff and struck a direct shot from the edge of the box without stopping the ball.

The ball deflected off Terry's left foot during its flight, ultimately causing Čech to miss the save.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

"Number 4, Cesc Fabregas!!!"

"Oh my god, I didn't expect both of Arsenal's goals to be scored through direct shots from layoffs without stopping the ball, it's incredible!"

"I remember Arsenal rarely scoring goals like this. Has Arsène changed his tactics?"

Facing his partner's confusion, Andy Gray shook his head and said:

"No, Martin, Arsène's tactics haven't changed. Arsenal is still using their most familiar 4-2-2 formation."

"The players on the field, except for Fly, Rafael, and the newly appointed number one goalkeeper Szczęsny, are all players Arsène has liked to use in the past few seasons."

"The main reason why Arsenal is taking more direct long shots now is Fly."

Martin Taylor raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and said in a strange tone, "Oh? My friend, you're not mistaken, are you? The change in Arsenal's playing style is related to Fly? What's the reasoning behind that?"

Andy Gray explained, "Friend, you need to know one thing: in the past, Arsenal's long shots near the penalty area were basically based on luck."

"If they were lucky, they would go in; if they weren't lucky, it would be a wasted attacking opportunity."

"But now it's different. Even if Arsenal takes frequent long shots, it won't lead to wasted attacking opportunities."

"Because they have a goal monster in the attacking third with the fastest speed in history and incredibly sharp instincts."

"Even if the long shot doesn't go in, as long as it's not kicked wide by an Arsenal player themselves, and the ball lands back on the field after being saved by the goalkeeper, Fly has a chance to press immediately and complete a second shot or organize another attack."

"This gives Arsenal a lot of room for error, which is why Cesc, Wilshere, Alexandre Song, and others are taking direct long shots more frequently than before."

Hearing this, Martin Taylor suddenly understood. He nodded and said, "That's right, friend, you're correct!"

"I just forgot about that. Fly really allows Arsenal to have more attacking options, he's too Fxxk strong..."

Ancelotti saw that Arsenal had scored another goal just a few minutes into the second half and couldn't hold back any longer.

He knew he had to make adjustments immediately, otherwise this match would be lost.

But before he could even call Ramires to warm up, the cheers erupting from the sideline startled him.

Turning his head, he saw that Arsenal had scored again less than a minute after the restart.

In other words, while he was turning around, the score on the field had already changed from 2-0 to 3-0!

So what was the point of changing anything?

Trailing by three goals, plus the team's already dismal morale, how could they still play?

For a moment.

Ancelotti was completely stunned, like Liu Bei who had wandered half his life without gaining an inch of land, standing rooted to the spot...

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